The Indio
station of the Riverside County Sheriff's Office
(RSO) called the RMRU out to join in a search for
a man missing in the vicinity of the Bradshaw
Trail section that runs from North Shore to
Desert Center. Three people had gone out in a
four wheel drive vehicle which broke down. Two of
the people stayed with the vehicle and the third
began to walk in search of help. Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) personnel came to the aid of the
two people at the vehicle and the third could not
be found. A BLM ranger and RSO airplane (ARGUS)
had initiated search for the third person as
sufficient time was believed to have passed for
that person to have reached civilization. The
RMRU was called out and response was under way
when the missing man telephoned authorities and
advised he was safe at Niland City. The RSO and
BLM reunited the people involved and the RMRU
call-out was cancelled.